Just for a smile, glance at what we wore at Brighton in 1896!

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
428
Date Released
15 Aug 1929
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
NoS Summary - fashions of 1896 and today at the Brighton funfair.
British Pathe synopsis: "What skirts - what sleeves - and my hat!" M/S of some swingboat rides at a funfair - early footage, shot in Brighton in 1896. M/S of a fairground ride - the galloping horses. People walk in front of the camera. "And when Eve really wanted to cut a dash, she blew along on this - " Strange fairground ride- people sit astride bicycle contraptions which travel along a track as they cycle. L/S of a roller coaster ride. People travel towards the camera on a carriage. They are helped off at the end.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Fashion and costume
Locations
Brighton; England
Written sources
Kinematograph Weekly   22 August 1929, p39.
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP312 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue
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How to cite this record

'Just for a smile, glance at what we wore at Brighton in 1896!', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 428, 15 Aug 1929. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332233 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)